Tag: low-wage worker
![Images of growing stacking coins and Hand putting coin into glas](https://crr.bc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/Money-stacked-1536x1024.jpeg)
Federal labor officials are giving Amazon employees in Alabama a second shot at forming a union, and their coworkers in Staten Island are seeking clearance to hold a vote. Americans, more confident of their employment prospects, are leaving their jobs in record numbers, with much of the activity in low-wage industries like hospitality. Employers, having…
![files in filing drawer](https://crr.bc.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/files-in-filing-drawer.jpg)
Largely missing from the debate about raising the federal minimum wage is how much its value has eroded over the past 50 years. The current federal minimum is $7.25 an hour. If the 1968 wage were converted to today’s dollars, it would be worth about $12 an hour. At $7.25 an hour, a full-time worker…